General anaesthetic (also referred to as GA) is a carefully controlled medicine that makes you completely unconscious during dental treatment. Unlike a local anaesthetic, which only numbs your mouth, or sedation, which relaxes you but keeps you partly awake, general anaesthetic puts your whole body to sleep.

While you are under anaesthetic, you will be completely unconscious — free from pain, unaware of the procedure, and with no memory of it afterwards. A specialist anaesthetist gives the anaesthetic and stays with you throughout, carefully monitoring your breathing, heart rate, and overall wellbeing to keep you safe.

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